What color is #A6D2CF?

#A6D2CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6D2CF?

The RGB value is 166, 210, 207: 166 red, 210 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6D2CF?

The complementary color is #D2A6A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6D2CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6D2CF color

#A6D2CF rgb(166, 210, 207)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A6D2CF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 82.4% green and 81.2% blue (166, 210, 207).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 33% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#A6D2CF color codes

HEX	`#A6D2CF`
RGB	`rgb(166, 210, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 82.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 33%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 21%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.13, -14.94, -3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.13, 15.29, 192.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.032, 58.703, 67.714)`
Decimal	`10932943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6D2CF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A6D2CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6D2CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A6D2CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6d2cf; }
.text { color: #a6d2cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6d2cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 210 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6d2cf, #a6bfd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6D2CF?: #A6D2CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6D2CF?: The RGB value is 166, 210, 207: 166 red, 210 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6D2CF?: The complementary color is #D2A6A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6D2CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.